"Went to Matamoros Mx. on Monday to give the DNA sample. The American Consulates office called and they had someone to escort me to the morgue and do the translations for me. I was very shocked and at the same time pleased that they finally did…"

"Deborah...hello, first I want you to know how sorry I am that your son is missing. He seems like a wonderful person and I am sure your family has suffered so much. Secondly, I want to commend you for fighting for your son and doing…"

For anyone who has missing loved ones in Mexico I got a call from the consulates office today asking for DNA to assist the morgues in Matamoros area to help make sure my son in not in the mass graves they have discovered. If you have not been contacted to do this I would urge you to call the consulates office to find out how to go about this.

"For anyone who has missing loved ones in Mexico I got a call from the consulates office today asking for DNA to assist the morgues in Matamoros area to help make sure my son in not in the mass graves they have discovered. If you have not been…"

"4 months ago today is when John went missing and still nothing as far as where he is or what happened to him. It has been a hard 4 months but my hopes are still that one day he will show up or call me."

"Well talked to the Consulates office again this week and the Mexican police told them it was still a open investigation with Johns case. If I had anything I would like to add to the report or find out where they were I could come to Matamoros and…"

"Talked to Consulates again today and was told the police dept. will not call us or give me a number of anyone who speaks english in the dept. So the consulate is gonna try and get answers to the questions that I have and as usual get back with me on…"

"Well I have been out of touch with everyone for a week now. Does anyone think in the week I was away anyone from the Consulates office called to leave a message? NOT. Their staying in touch with the familys only mean that if I call them…"

"November was a big month of violence in Mx all along the border it seemed Jeff. There was gun fights all during that month
and we didnt hear about all of it on local news. The Mx goverment tried to hide it from us. Just tonight I saw where there…"

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For anyone who has missing loved ones in Mexico I got a call from the consulates office today asking for DNA to assist the morgues in Matamoros area to help make sure my son in not in the mass graves they have discovered. If you have not been contacted to do this I would urge you to call the consulates office to find out how to go about this.

I will do everything in my power up here Deb to get the word out. I love you and John so much and I hate that this is even happening to anone let alone to someone I care about. I will not give up untill you have answers...Your in my prayers..talk soon!

Welcome Deborah...My heart goes out to you and your family over the disappearance of your son.You are among friends here. We are going through the same experiences. If I can be of any assistance to you please contact me. I will be checking the website to keep abreast of any news of your son. You all are in my prayers for a happy outcome to this.
Be Strong. Don't give up......Cindy Scheepstra

Deborah: Thanks for joining the Missing Americans Project. I'm so sorry to hear about your son's disappearance. As I told Renee, you should feel free to use this site or the Missing Americans Project Facebook page to build awareness, reach out for assistance...the project is here for you.